What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Goldbergs’ and ‘Riverdale’

Several series, including “The Goldbergs” and “Riverdale,” wrap up their seasons tonight. And watch Serena Williams get married.

What’s on TV

THE GOLDBERGS8 p.m. on ABC. It’s season finale time for ABC’s Wednesday sitcoms. On “The Goldbergs,” Barry asks his longtime crush Lainey to the prom; when he’s rejected he resorts to a prank to save face. And Erica decides where to go to college. MODERN FAMILY, at 9, spoofs Comic-Con in its Season 9 finale. Zach Braff’s ALEX, INC., at 8:30, will end for good on Wednesday after being canceled, but the lavish Westport, Conn., escapades of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, at 9:30, will be back for a third season.

RIVERDALE8 p.m. on the CW. The second-season finale explores two father-child relationships. Archie lends a hand to the underwhelming mayoral campaign of his father, Fred, while Veronica works to uncover the latest scheme cooked up by her father, Hiram.

THE ROYAL WEDDING8 p.m. on BBC America. The weeklong wedding pregame continues with a look back at the romance between Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles, who met in 1977 and married four years later, with hundreds of thousands of spectators lining up on the wedding route. At 9, the focus turns somber with DIANA, 7 DAYS, which recounts her death and the worldwide mourning. Her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, are interviewed.

BEING SERENA10 p.m. on HBO. This episode of the Serena Williams docu-series goes behind the scenes of her New Orleans marriage to the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. She then returns to the tennis court for the first time in nearly a year in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi and joins the American Fed Cup team in North Carolina.

What’s Streaming

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Alba August in “The Rain.”CreditNetflix

THE RAIN on Netflix. There’s something in the Scandinavian water in this new Netflix series. No, literally: The rain carries a virus that wipes out almost all of civilization. Six years later, members of a group of coming-of-age survivors wander out of their bunker to try to piece their lives back together above ground; they confront minor disasters like love and jealousy, as well as genuine threats to their survival. “It’s entertaining, and the narrative pull toward the answers that may lie near Stockholm is strong,” Mike Hale wrote in The New York Times.

THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN (2005) on Netflix. While the infantile and borderline chauvinistic humor of this Judd Apatow film might feel dated in the #MeToo era, it remains an intriguing watch for its ridiculous wealth of comedians working bit roles before they achieved fame. Jonah Hill and Kevin Hart each drop into stores as irritating customers. Hey, there’s Mindy Kaling at the speed-dating table and Jenna Fischer at the club. But the biggest surprise might be a sighting of one of 2018’s most high-profile political figures — Stormy Daniels. And while Steve Carell and Catherine Keener are more recently remembered for playing terrifying villains in “Foxcatcher” and “Get Out,” they’re adorable here in leading roles.